Peak snowpack numbers are important for Denver Water because it helps the utility’s planning team estimate how much water will end up in its reservoirs when the snow melts in the coming weeks. Snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin peaked for the 2021-22 season on May 3, 2022, when it hit 87% of average. The snowpack in Denver Water’s two collection areas hit its peak for 2022 in late April and early May, at 71% of average on April 26 in the Upper South Platte River Basin and at 87% of average on May 3 in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Right now, Elder said, Denver Water doesn’t expect to add additional watering restrictions beyond the up to three times a week during cooler hours that are standard practice for the utility’s customers.īut with an underwhelming snowpack, he and other planners will be watching supplies carefully and could change course if needed. Abiding by our watering rules is the smart thing to do given Colorado’s arid climate.”Ĭan you list the seven key points of Denver Water’s annual summer watering rules? Click here to see how you scored. People can ease their lawns out of winter dormancy with some watering in May, starting slowly.
“We’ve seen people turn on sprinklers here in late April. A below-average snowpack is a reminder to all of us that we should always use water wisely,” said Nathan Elder, manager of water supply for Denver Water.
“It’s critical that customers follow our summer watering rules, which begin May 1. This year’s snowpack didn’t rate an A+, but B’s and C’s are still passing grades.Įven with a late-season surge of snow in Colorado’s high country, the mountain snowpack in Denver Water’s two collection areas for the 2021-22 season peaked below average. The samples are used to assess how much water is in the mountain snowpack. However, the latest 3-month outlook is calling for February through April to feature warmer and drier than normal conditions.Left to right, Denver Water’s Rob Krueger, a facility supervisor, Jay Joslyn, a facility operator, and Adam Clark, a senior utility technician, calculate the density of a snow sample collected near Winter Park on April 28, 2022. With that said, our snowiest months of the year are coming up (March and April) so we have plenty of time to make up this deficit. In total, we are running well over a foot deficit in terms of snowfall this season. With January likely to produce above-normal snowfall, Denver would benefit if this trend continues. We finally got some snow in December but we ended with several inches less than normal. The season started off extremely bleak with no snow reported in all of October and November. We haven’t had a month this season with above-normal snowfall. It’ll take less than an inch of snow in Denver on Tuesday to get us to the average monthly total. ❄️ Rain or ☀️ Shine I’m Andy Stein January 24, 2022 Denver's snow season has been rather bleak so far but with the snow coming on Tuesday, January should end with above-normal snowfall for the month.įor the season though, we are lacking more than a foot of snow.
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